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Educational improvements to be made in conflict zones

By Stuart FoSterCollegian Staff

The University of Massachusetts Center for International Education will assist in a five-year program with the Education Development Center, Inc. in Waltham to improve access to educa-tion in areas and countries affected by conflict. The project, an extension of the Education for All agenda established in the 1990s, is being funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Center for International Education will primarily analyze and evaluate research conduct-ed by other partners in the project to determine how educational access can be achieved in these areas. “Our goal is to help shape the research peo-

ple are doing,” said Ash Hartwell, an adjunct pro-fessor who is both the principal investigator and monitoring and evaluation specialist for the project. The five-year project has a total budget of $8 million, with $1.6 million of the budget appropriated to the University. It will be managed by the CIE, the EDC and Jim Rogan, an independent consulter who will act as the senior coordinator. However, the project is partnered with approximately 22 USAID-funded organizations that will complete much of the research. World Bank and UNICEF are also involved in the project, as the find-ings of the initiative are being shared with them through an online portal. “The communities can solve their problems,” Julia Novrita said, a grad-uate student who will act as the research assistant

for the project. “In most situations they can’t see they have their resources.” Novrita, who is from Aceh, Indonesia, said her background has led her to focus on education in con-flict zones. The project will affect 18 countries, and the first countries it will focus on are Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti and the region of northern Nigeria. Providing basic edu-cation to these areas is the focus of the project, although the educational framework will include not just primary educa-tion, but also youth pro-grams, and what Hartwell described as alternative education opportunities. “We’ve been involved in documenting ways schools and education programs can provide alternative

Five-year program welcomes CIE

Baltimore riot toll: 200 arrests, 159 total fires

By W.J. Hennigan, noaH Bierman

and JoSepH tanFaniLos Angeles Times

BALTIMORE — Parts of Baltimore continued to smol-der Tuesday after a chaotic night of fires, looting and rioting stemming from the death of a black man who suffered a fatal injury in police custody. As a brilliantly sunny morning dawned over neigh-borhoods left in tatters, city workers and citizens began slowly cleaning up the debris – hauling away charred remains of vehicles, sweeping up shattered glass and continuing to put out a massive structure fire that burned through the night in the city’s worst episode of racial violence since 1968. Much of the city was shut down, with schools

and many offices closed and streets cordoned off. Officials began tallying the damage to the worst-hit neighborhoods. The mayor’s office said there were 144 vehicle fires, 15 structure fires and about 200 arrests during the vio-lence that first broke out on the city’s west side Monday afternoon after the funeral

of Freddie Gray, whose spine was severed while in police custody on April 12. He died a week later. Baltimore police said 15 officers were hurt in Monday’s violence and that several were still being treated early Tuesday after

The streets erupted following funeral

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A member of the Nation of Islam stands between protesters and police at North and Pennsylvania Avenues where riots broke out on Monday.

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‘Coriander,’ a road to the heart...

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This is Part 1 in a two-part profile on Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. To read the story in its entirety, go to DailyCollegian.com.

By nick canelaSCollegian Staff

Kumble R. S u b b a s w a m y is three years

into his chancellorship at the University of Massachusetts. By next fall, nearly all under-graduates will have never known another leader. Three years isn’t long. But in that time the University has expe-rienced various change and controversy, and made headlines for rea-sons both positive and

negative. And yet Subbaswamy is still a mysterious fig-ure. Many within the UMass community still only know him through his prepared state-ments that appear when something noteworthy occurs. Now, Subbaswamy is under the spotlight. As is the case with all University figureheads per Board of Trustees policy, a committee appointed by President Robert Caret in March evaluated the chancel-lor’s performance thus far. The results are still unknown. However, the events that have occurred during his brief tenure give them plenty to work with. Perhaps it’s also

time for a more pub-lic review, with Subbaswamy’s analysis at the forefront. The chancellor agreed to an hour-long sit-down with the Daily Collegian with the only restriction being the duration of the conver-sation. It gave him the opportunity to candidly assess the state of the University three years into his tenure, and provide a glimpse into how his background prepared him for this position.

‘Mayor’ of UMass

The entrance to the chancellor’s office stands out among the white plain-ness of the Whitmore

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Building halls. The University seal, which rests on a wall beyond the desk where a student-receptionist sits, invites all visitors into the lobby at the end of a long hallway. The lobby’s polished wood-en doors are wide open, and their dark color shines in the bright light. Beyond the lobby is another sleek, wooden door around the left-hand corner of the entrance. This one is also open, and houses the chancellor’s assis-tant, who can be heard making and taking calls on Subbaswamy’s behalf. She’s welcom-

Grounded in his beliefs, Subbaswamy positions UMass for future success

Up for reviewParking proposal criticized

By aviva luttrellCollegian Staff

A recent proposal to change evening parking regulations at the University of Massachusetts has drawn criticism from a number of organizations on campus. The proposal, made through the Parking and Transportation Advisory Board, asks the University to consider implementing a parking fee between 5 and 10 p.m. Currently, most lots, with the exception of 24-hour restricted zones, are free to park in during the evening. Director of Transportation Services Jeri Baker explained that Parking Services is 100 percent self-funded and with growing expenses, the department must find a way to increase revenue. However, a number of UMass students feel the change will negatively impact the campus community. According to Baker, Parking Services is responsible for multi-ple recurring expenses, including snow removal in all lots, electricity in the parking garage and various types of repairs. It also pays Transit Services $600,000 to aid in running its services and the money received from all parking tickets goes toward a student scholarship fund, not to parking. This year has been particularly expensive, she said, with the cost of snow removal amounting to about $700,000. She added that a typical winter costs between $400,000 and $600,000. Furthermore, Baker said the parking garage, which is nearly 50 years old, was due for a condition assessment this year. “Parking Services paid an out-side engineer $80,000 to come in and check every space, every crack.

Nighttime fee may be put in place on campus

Recovery in Nepal goes on

By molly HenneSSy-FiSkeLos Angeles Times

KATMANDU, Nepal — Police, soldiers and a Chinese rescue team searched for signs of another body as construc-tion equipment dug deep into the wreckage of the Budget Hotel in Katmandu on Tuesday, three days after Nepal’s massive earthquake. Police said as many as 25 people were in the five-story brick hotel Saturday when the 7.8 quake struck. At least 15 fled to safety, while one was saved from the rubble that day. Searchers have since recov-ered nine bodies. On Tuesday, they were still looking for at least one more. The missing hotel reception-ist was a friend of Parwan Yadav, 21, a college student among the crowd of onlookers watching the recovery effort. “In many places, people are missing still,” Yadav said. Three days after the earth-quake struck, aid has poured into Nepal from almost a dozen countries. Rescue teams and army trucks sped past the hotel on Tuesday, and helicopters aid-ing the effort flew overhead. Much of the recovery, how-ever, still appeared to be ham-pered by shortages, outages, storms and the ongoing uncer-tainty that comes with repeated aftershocks. The death toll reached 4,355 on Tuesday, at least 10 of them foreigners, including four Americans. More than 8,000 people were injured, accord-ing to a Nepalese government spokesman. A 130-member U.S. disaster

Search resumes for the missing in quake

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Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy at a press conference after he was hired in 2012. Subbaswamy replaced Robert Holub.

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ON THIS DAY...In 1992, riots in Los Angeles, California begin following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days, 53 people are killed.

Yemen SANAA, Yemen – A wave of airstrikes Tuesday dam-aged Sanaa’s international airport, dealing a blow to already faltering efforts to bring in desperately needed humanitarian aid and stage evacuation flights for those trapped by fighting. All parties to the Yemen conflict have accused one another of hampering deliv-eries of medical supplies, food and other commodities that are in perilously short supply after more than a month of pitched battles. A Saudi Arabia-led coali-tion launched a campaign of airstrikes on March 26 aimed at driving back Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels who have overrun much of the country.

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education, and do it quite well, at a cost that is quite affordable,” Hartwell said. Hartwell also views these educational pro-grams as ways through which violent conflict could be reduced in some areas, stating that the inability of children to pursue a livelihood can often lead to their involve-ment in gangs and mili-tias. The research analysis done by the CIE will focus on the ways social change occurs in areas with sig-nificant conflict, and the role that external forces can play to support this change. “We’ve done this for years,” Hartwell said. “The center has a niche for higher education, alternative education and education in conflicted and crisis areas.” The Center for International Education has previously been involved with programs promoting education in Uganda, South Sudan and Afghanistan, where Hartwell was involved in a project that focused on women oppressed during

the Taliban’s rule. However, Hartwell and Novrita emphasized that such programs can cause further conflict if there is abuse within schools or a sense of unequal funding. “If there’s discrimina-tion, this is a real source for conflict,” Hartwell said, adding that it is important to try and pre-vent these problems with research. Hartwell also said that many of the problems faced by these countries in the area of education also affect the United States, and that this partnership could be seen as a partner-ship with people through-out the globe. Novrita said that it is important for under-graduates to have a broad mindset concerning prob-lems such as these in for-eign countries. “I wish UMass can stand against injustice everywhere,” she said.

Stuart Foster can be reached at stu-artfoster@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Stuart_C_Foster.

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response team arrived dur-ing the day to assist with the recovery, bringing 45 tons of cargo. The group includes urban search and rescue teams from the counties of Los Angeles and Fairfax, Va. The U.S. is providing $10 million in humanitarian assistance to Nepal, which now has 16 camps for inter-nally displaced persons in the Katmandu valley. Near the epicenter of the earthquake – in Gorkha, about 90 miles northwest of Katmandu city, the capital – helicop-ters arrived Tuesday to deliver emergency supplies and carry the injured back to clinics, according to The Associated Press. Gorkha has become a staging area for those send-ing rescuers and supplies to rural mountain areas, some reachable only by air after roads were blocked by landslides. At Katmandu airport, helicopters arrived with both foreign trekkers and local villagers plucked from quake-struck areas. The Nepalese govern-ment created a hotline Tuesday to route aid where it’s most needed after resi-dents complained they were not receiving relief fast enough. “There is no power since Saturday afternoon and we have only received one tar-paulin sheet where 40 fami-lies have been cramped for

the last three nights,” said Bhumaeshwor Ranjit of Bhaktapur, a town 6 miles east of the capital, where more than 200 people were reported killed in the earthquake. His house is among doz-ens reduced to mounds of bricks and splintered wood in the historic town known for its temples. “Where is all the relief and aid material we keep hearing the authorities say they have received?” he asked Tuesday while exam-ining earthquake damage to his house. “Looks like we will die from the absence of food and water rather than the earthquake tremors.” “There has been abso-lutely no state pres-ence,” said Subhash Karmacharya, a former member of parliament from Sindhupalchok, another quake-damaged town 40 miles northeast of Katmandu. Hospitals serving the injured in Katmandu and neighboring areas also were starting to worry about shortages Tuesday. “Lots of injured people coming here require sur-geries, but we are now running short of surgical equipment and medicine,” Dr. Rajendra Koju told state-run radio, speaking of Dhulikhel Hospital, one of the few well-equipped medical facilities east of Katmandu.

The Nepalese foreign affairs minister called on the international commu-nity to provide the most needed supplies: tents, medicine and specialized medical teams. Bodha Raj Dahal, 45, works for the country’s social welfare council in Katmandu, where some of those who fled their homes after the earthquake have camped in tents on the lawn. On Tuesday, a tanker truck arrived and Dahal supervised the distribution of water to the displaced. He said the government agency also has distributed food to about 1,000 people camped in the gardens. “We are trying, but how can we manage this prob-lem?” Dahal asked. “We have no choice. We have to manage it.” Dahal said agency offi-cials have planned to sup-port the encampment for another 10 days. But he expects it will last longer than that. Those camped here have no intention of leaving. And more have been arriving on foot from a mile away, he said, unwill-ing to stay in their homes in the wake of aftershocks that persisted Tuesday morning. Yadav, the college stu-dent, pitched a tent there Saturday with his 18-year-old twin sisters and class-mates, some of whom lost

their homes. Sagar Bhatta, 22, a business student, said his family lost their home in Gorkha. It has been raining there for days, and many people do not have tents and food, he said. “The government can’t even provide tents – we are managing ourselves,” Yadav said. He and his sisters were among the better off. Their home was still standing, with no major cracks. They had planned to return there Tuesday. Yadav, a physics major, was unper-turbed by the aftershocks overnight but his sisters were alarmed and refused to go back. Members of his group said they have not received food from the government. Rice and noodles are in short supply, available only at a 50 percent mark-up nearby, they said. And there is no electricity in the camp, so they eat their meals from makeshift cook stoves. Garbage cans were overflowing. Most nearby business-es were still shuttered – including the Pizza Hut and Ice Cream Bell on Durbar Marg, a tourist thorough-fare still littered in places

with broken glass from shattered store windows. Some of the hotels that had opened lost power and by evening did not even have generators. Standing outside his storefront there Tuesday, Sri Rajbhandari said he had tried unsuccessfully to reopen. But 18 of his 20 staff members lost their homes in the quake. One employee called to report that his entire village had been leveled. “They are very desper-ate. They don’t even have tents there: they are liv-ing in open space. The entire village is flattened,” Rajbhandari said. “It’s very difficult for the staffs. They’re facing problems with food, problems with water. Water is a big crisis now.” Rajbhandari said short-ages have become dire, even in the capital, where he was unable to find vegetables at the market Tuesday. “The international com-munity coming here is very important,” he said. “The government alone cannot do it. This type of crisis the government hasn’t faced before.”

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His house is among dozens reduced to mounds of bricks and splintered wood in the

historic town known for its temples.

‘Comfort women’ may be recognized by Shinzo Abe

By Seema mehtaLos Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Speaking on the eve of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s address to Congress, Republican presi-dential candidate Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on Abe to fully acknowledge his nation’s role in forcing women from Korea and other Asian nations into sexual ser-vitude for Japanese troops during World War II. Abe has expressed regret for wartime atrocities, but the Florida senator said his statements have not “gone far enough” for the victims and have created a wedge between South Korea and Japan that is being exploited by the Chinese. “For the interest of geo-political stability, not to men-tion for historical accuracy, I think it’s important for the government of Japan to be more forward-leaning in the

pronouncements they’re making, and I hope the prime minister will do that tomor-row when he addresses a joint session of Congress,” Rubio said in response to a question at a Town Hall Los Angeles luncheon. The afternoon gathering, at the 51st-floor City Club in downtown Los Angeles, was Rubio’s sole public event dur-ing a two-day California trip. The first-term senator also held private meetings with donors. The accounts of the vic-tims, known as “comfort women,” are accepted as historical fact, but some Japanese nationalists chal-lenge their accuracy. The resulting schism between South Korea and Japan has had reverberations around the globe. In Southern California, which has a large Korean population, the place-ment of a memorial to the women in a Glendale park led to protests and a court battle. The rest of Rubio’s remarks largely aligned with the broad strokes of

his campaign stump speech, delivered repeatedly since he announced this month that he would run for the White House. He outlined his his-tory as the child of work-ing-class Cuban refugees who achieved the American dream. He warned that the nation is at a crossroads, and said it must take certain steps to ensure that its prominence in the world does not fade. Rubio called for tax and reg-ulatory reductions, improv-ing career readiness among high school graduates and reforming Social Security and Medicare. Without mentioning President Barack Obama by name, Rubio slashed at his leadership. He also criticized politicians he said were stuck in the 20th century – a line commonly taken as a slight against likely GOP rival Jeb Bush and Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton. “We cannot embrace this future led by people trapped in yesterday,” Rubio said.

Rubio addresses the prime minister

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they were struck by bricks, stones and glass bottles. Armed National Guard troops began massing in heavy-duty tan-colored vehicles to watch over neighborhoods, includ-ing West Baltimore, which had been overrun with vio-lence. At the same time, as many as 5,000 police officers were pouring into the city, some from as far away as Washington and Philadelphia. “What happened last night is not going to hap-pen again,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told reporters as he toured damaged areas. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said public transportation would be up and running and that she was working to make sure that “most government ser-vices can operate normally.” Speaking Tuesday morn-ing at the site of a West Baltimore drug store that became a battleground Monday, Rawlings-Blake said, “What happened last night means that more peo-ple are struggling. ... We worked very hard to get CVS to come here.” As of Tuesday morning, no decision had been made about whether Monday night’s game between the Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, postponed due to the violence, would be put off for a second time. The Camden Yards stadium is about five miles away from the scene of some of the worst of the unrest. Major League Baseball officials were considering moving the series, possibly to near-by Washington, if the prob-lems persisted. The streets erupted Monday afternoon follow-ing Gray’s funeral service, attended by thousands of mourners. No officers have been charged in his death, and police officials have released few details about

his arrest, stoking transpar-ency concerns among black Baltimore residents who already had a fraught rela-tionship with police. Rock-throwing confron-tations began midafternoon and by 7:30 p.m. more than 100 people began looting Mondawmin Mall, many of them teenage boys in hood-ies. Rioters shattered plate glass windows to get into the mall, and dozens of people flooded in and exited car-rying PlayStations, piles of shoes and clothing – any-thing they could carry. Meanwhile, police heli-copters hovered overhead, barking orders on loud-speakers to clear the area. “This is the first time you see black people getting together,” Dejanaira Hall, 19, a demonstrator who watched as looters raced away with goods. “We don’t feel like anyone is on our side.” Police in riot gear stormed the mall and cleared the area, but as they dispersed, violence spread throughout the city and con-tinued sporadically through the night. Arsonists continued to set cars on fire early Tuesday morning, Baltimore police said in a statement posted to Twitter, adding, “We are receiving reports of crimi-nals throwing cinder blocks at passing fire engines as they are responding to fires on Fulton Ave.” At least one person was shot, a 51-year-old woman hit in the leg near Fulton Avenue. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said late Monday that the city simply didn’t have enough officers to maintain control of all the neighborhoods, as loot-ing and fires spread from one end of the city to the other. “They just outnumbered

us and outflanked us,” he said. “We needed to have more resources.” He said the extra manpower arriving late Monday and Tuesday would help the police regain control of neighborhoods and enforce a weeklong cur-few. Batts said he was dis-mayed by scenes of Baltimore’s teenagers loot-ing and burning. “This is not protest-ing. This is not your 1st Amendment rights,” he said. He praised one woman who was filmed smacking her teenage son on the head and pulling off his hood. “I wish we had more parents that took charge of their kids out there tonight.” Gov. Hogan said he waited until he received a request from the city before deploy-ing the National Guard.“I have not made this deci-sion lightly,” he said in a televised news conference Monday evening. “The National Guard represents the last resort to restore order. ... Baltimore city fam-ilies deserve peace and safe-ty in their communities.”Newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch – the first black woman to serve as the nation’s top law enforce-ment officer – condemned the violence.She promised to work with community leaders to “pro-tect the security and civil rights of all residents” as federal officials conduct an independent investigation into Gray’s death.“Those who commit violent actions, ostensibly in pro-test of the death of Freddie Gray, do a disservice to his family, to his loved ones, and to legitimate peaceful protesters who are working to improve their community for all its residents,” Lynch said in a statement.

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Every mold in that building was checked, every seam,” she said. “We just got the report back and it’s in fairly good structural condition. It does need about $2.6 mil-lion worth of work to keep it viable for the future.” Baker said the garage also needs a new access and revenue control system, which she explained is the complex term for the gates that let guests in and out of the structure. According to Baker, that software will cost about $800,000, but will allow guests in the Campus Center Hotel to use their room keys to get in and out of the garage. But Baker said Parking Services must also take other financial burdens into consideration. According to the University’s master plan, Parking Services will be responsible for building three new garages in the next five to 25 years. The going rate, she said, is about $30,000 per space and Parking Services plans to build an 800-space garage in the near future. With a total cost of $24 million paid back over 25 years, the department would

owe $2.2 million a year. “We simply don’t have the funds that we need to have to operate as a fiscally responsible department,” Baker said. “This proposal is to help Parking Services col-lect the revenue that it needs to collect.” If the proposal is passed, students, faculty and staff will have the option to pay either a $3 nightly fee or purchase a $36 annual pass, which would allow them to park on campus every night after 5 p.m. Students who already have a daytime parking pass would be exempt from the new regulations and could use their permit to park anywhere on campus, with the exception of 24-hour restricted zones. Baker said if the propos-al passes, Parking Services will install pay stations in all large lots on campus and will also expand its pay-by-cell option so guests can pre-pay before arriving. Parking will also be based on license plate number rather than parking spot so that people can move their cars across campus and avoid having to pay multiple times. However, some are con-

cerned that the change will negatively impact graduate students and those attending nighttime events at UMass. Last week, Baker met with student representatives from several campus organiza-tions to discuss the proposal. “To have us pick up anoth-er bill on top of already very strained wages, I just feel that that was just asking too much,” said Armanthia Duncan, access and equity coordinator for the Graduate Student Senate. Baker said she has two options to increase revenue – to charge students more for daytime parking permits or to implement the night-time fee. However, Duncan and others questioned why Baker hasn’t pursued a third option – asking the University to offset some of the costs. Koni Denham, director of the Center for Education Policy and Advocacy, said UMass benefits from events that take place in the eve-ning, such as those held at the Fine Arts Center and Mullins Center. “Why shouldn’t the University make that contri-bution as well?” she asked. Maija Hall, director of policy and legislation at CEPA, echoed Duncan and Denham. “This fee is designed to increase revenue for Parking Services … but I do think that their revenue can come from other sources and the burden doesn’t have to be on students, faculty and staff,” she said. Baker explained why Parking Services doesn’t receive funding from UMass. “In most public universi-ties, parking is run as an auxiliary enterprise and is considered an optional fee,” she said. “Some states have

laws that require public universities to run as self-supporting departments. It makes sense to only charge those that use the service instead of making everyone pay.” Hall added that she was put off by Baker’s suggestion during last week’s meeting for students to use public transportation rather than drive to campus. “There are certain peo-ple with disabilities. That’s a kind of able-bodied privi-lege perspective,” Hall said. “Certain disabilities are personal to them and they may not choose to use the services allocated to them by the University. In those instances, you may need to drive your car.” Anais Surkin, co-chair of the Graduate Employee Organization, added that buses are often unreliable or inaccessible at night, par-ticularly for those who live outside of Amherst. “People live places where you might have to take two or three buses,” she said. Baker, however, believes the change will be beneficial to students. She said Parking Services can work to reserve lots for groups visiting the University, creating a more controlled parking situation. She also said that by increas-ing revenue streams, she will be able to hold down costs for everyone. According to Baker, the proposal is currently under consideration by the admin-istration.

Colby Sears contributed to this report. Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @AvivaLuttrell.

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Controversy surrounds the policy proposal to charge for parking after 5 p.m.

Gov. Jerry Brown seeks daily fine for wasting water

By Chris MegerianLos Angeles Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced new leg-islation Tuesday that would increase fines for water wasters and allow local gov-ernments to issue the penal-ties. A second proposal from the governor would stream-line environmental reviews for some water supply proj-ects, such as recycling facil-ities. Brown announced the bills after meeting with more than a dozen of the state’s mayors in the Capitol. “There’s a lot to be done,” he said. “We’ve done a lot. We have a long way to go.” The maximum penalty for wasting water would be increased to $10,000 per day, up from $500, under the measure proposed by Brown. Felicia Marcus, chair of the state water board, said the higher pen-alties would only be used in “egregious” cases, and so far officials have only used fines sparingly to prod con-servation. Brown has previously ordered water use to be cut 25 percent statewide, and draft regulations assign varying targets to local communities depending on their conservation efforts so far.

The proposed regula-tions, which are scheduled to be updated later Tuesday, have been criticized as unfair, but Brown has repeatedly defended them. “We think they’re rea-sonable,” Brown said. “We think they’re enforceable.” The governor’s plans to encourage conserva-tion received a setback last week when an appeals court rejected San Juan Capistrano’s policy of charging higher water rates to consumers who use more. Brown said his adminis-tration was still considering its next steps, but empha-sized that the court decision did not close the door on any kind of tiered pricing system. “Tiered rates have been effective,” he said. “The court has limited them. But there are still possible applications.” As the drought contin-ues for a fourth year, the governor has faced pres-sure to speed up the con-struction of water projects. Republicans pushed a bill to expedite environmental reviews of new reservoirs, but it stalled Monday. Brown’s proposal Tuesday includes a more limited effort to streamline the review process, which would apply to projects smaller than reservoirs. Mayors who stood with the governor at the news conference said the legisla-tion could apply to efforts to build new pipelines or water treatment facilities.

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ing and pleasant, and phones Ed Blaguszewski, the University’s head of News and Media Relations, to inform him the chancel-lor’s visitor has arrived, albeit 20 minutes early. It’s a Friday afternoon in early April, and Amherst is experiencing its first spring-like temperatures since a bitter winter struck the Commonwealth. Two days earlier, Subbaswamy was in Boston attending Board of Trustees meet-ings as well as fundraising gatherings associated with the University’s alumni and donors. The next day was spent at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield discussing col-laboration and efforts to benefit the regional econo-my. On this day, the chan-cellor is back in his roost. At 1:02 p.m., Subbaswamy emerges. He is short in stature and of moderate build, but his presence is hulking and his enthusi-asm is evident as he enters the lobby with quick, ener-getic steps. Wearing a gray suit with a white button-down shirt, maroon tie and a UMass Amherst pin on his left lapel, he leads his guest into his office with Blaguszewski, who serves as “timekeeper” for this meeting, in tow. Subbaswamy’s office is spacious. At first glance, there’s a Minutemen wel-come mat and a long meet-ing table surrounded by chairs with a tall book-shelf in the back corner behind it. To the left of the door is a three-cushioned sofa with a small end table on the far side, which faces an L-shaped desk occupied by two raised flat-screen monitors. The chancellor takes an immediate interest in his student-reporter-guest, asking about his major and post-graduation plans. He’s also not afraid to show humor either, bringing up a satire piece in the Collegian’s April Fool’s edition in which he’s depicted as an irri-table resident outraged at the University’s decision to ban all guests in resi-dence halls after noontime Super Bowl Sunday. “That was funny, by the way,” he says. Subbaswamy, who acquaintances refer to as “Swamy,” is a well-known resident of west-ern Massachusetts, but as is with many in power, his name is heard almost exclusively in the midst of crisis, something the University hasn’t been short of during Subbawamy’s three years as chancellor. He inherited a football program under sharp scrutiny for its costly move to Football Bowl Subdivision, was bombard-ed with phone calls as stu-dents participated in “riot-ous behaviors and celebra-tions” off campus in the now well-known “Blarney Blowout” and dealt with severe public criticism fol-lowing the University’s decision to stop admit-ting Iranian nationals into certain science and engi-

neering programs based on its interpretation of a 2012 law. Those are a few among the many. From the outside, it looks like a public rela-tions nightmare. But Subbaswamy, who is hum-bled by his upbringing and educational background, says certain challenges come naturally with run-ning a large state univer-sity. “Someone described being the head of a uni-versity like this like being a mayor,” he said. “So in that sense, it comes with the territory.” Subbaswamy is private, remaining proprietary about life outside the chan-cellorship. But he’s also outgoing and open about the state of the University under his watch, address-ing all aspects. He sits upright and moves his hands wildly as he speaks. He provides an understanding of his roots, his passion for edu-cation and how it’s led to three years worthy of dis-section.

Early values

Subbaswamy was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, a populous metropolitan city in South India, to a middle-class family that instilled the value of edu-cation at a young age. To live any kind of quality life, he said, you needed an education. He was raised with what he called a traditional Hindu upbringing. That meant a detachment from material worth and a fun-damental belief in doing what’s right. “I don’t want to sound philosophical or anything like that, but if I would say there’s one thing that is completely internalized in me is you do the right thing and let the conse-quences fall where they do,” Subbaswamy said. In other words, he said, the decisions he makes will not always garner the most praise, but will always be what he believes are in peoples’ best interest. Those qualities have proven invaluable during his UMass tenure. He said he’s naturally inclined to look at the big picture, and humble enough to handle big egos –which he said are common working in educa-tion – without letting his own interfere. Before the chancellor-ship ever crossed his mind, Subbaswamy aspired to be a research physicist. This inspiration came as early as high school, when his physics teacher, Raghavendra Rao, intro-duced him to the subject in a way that was both interesting and enjoyable. “You could tell that this physics teacher was truly excited by the discipline and being able to convey excitement,” he said with his own dose of fervor. Rao’s enthusiasm was contagious for Subbaswamy. He saw a beauty in applying math-ematics in order to make predictions on physical phenomena, such as how high a ball will bounce. The

unknown in the world fas-cinates him. He’s always in pursuit of knowledge and discovering solutions.

No normalcy

When asked what a nor-mal day is like as the chan-cellor of the state’s flagship university, Subbaswamy bursts into laughter. “Normal is an interest-ing word,” Blaguszewski quips. The reality is, there’s no such thing as a normal day. Most days are calen-dar driven. They consist of an array of meetings – faculty meetings, strategic planning meetings, meet-ings with student groups – as well as budgetary decisions and other revi-sions that get presented to him on a daily basis. Perhaps more than half of Subbaswamy’s time, he said, is on external matters such as meeting with the University’s leading alum-ni and most supportive donors, as well as meeting with business leaders to discuss collaboration with companies on research and outreach projects. “It’s a broad range of issues that can change from hour to hour,” he said. “At once it’s excit-ing and at the same time exhausting because you’re changing directions in so many ways.” Subbaswamy likens his job to being a “cheerlead-er-in-chief,” serving as the primary promoter of the University and its best interests. It’s his job, he said, to make those within the institution feel good about where they are by highlighting the positives and minimizing the nega-tives. “In that sense, it’s the job of a conductor, the job of a cheerleader – all those rolled into it,” he said. He’s also involved with every major decision that’s made on campus, such as facilitating which depart-ments would be housed in the new Integrated Learning Center that opened last fall. He was appointed by the Board of Trustees to have the final say in such procedures. He’s also involved in collaboration with other sectors – such as student affairs and academic affairs – in making major decisions such as the unpopular guest policy for the Super Bowl. “A lot of routine deci-sions get made within those parts, but if there is, say, a policy where we want to not allow visitors for that weekend, that’s a col-lective decision,” he said. “We get together and say, ‘What are the pros? What are the cons? What are we trying to achieve? What is the message? Have we consulted with students?’ And then decide the right way to proceed in order to establish the institution’s reputation and safety.” Perhaps the part of Subbaswamy’s job that gets the most play public-ly is managing situations of crisis and putting out fires, which he’s experi-enced plenty of over the last three years. However, he said that’s something that more than 40 years in the United States’ education system has prepared him for.

‘I really felt lost’

Subbaswamy reflects nostalgically on his anx-ious arrival in the U.S. and how quickly he was ready to return home and never come back. “I think if I had had enough money, I probably would’ve gone back home,” he said with a laugh. In the late 1960s and early 70s, according to Subbaswamy, one’s only

option to pursue a research career in science was to go abroad. For Subbaswamy, that meant leaving for America – specifically Indiana University– at just 20 years old after receiving his master’s degree from Delhi University in 1971. He had never flown before taking off for Bloomington, Indiana, and experienced jetlag and loneliness in the 48 hours after checking into his residence hall, never leaving the room once he moved in. He didn’t know anyone, didn’t know what he could and couldn’t eat, didn’t know what he could and couldn’t afford and although he knew English, it was a second language he said he wasn’t fluent in. “I really felt lost,” he said. Subbaswamy overcame the initial adjustment period socially once the semester began. He made friends who welcomed him into their homes and intro-duced him to American culture. He was apprecia-tive of their friendliness and became more comfort-able with his surround-ings. But there was a signifi-cant educational adjust-ment as well, although that was for the better. He never strayed from what he wanted to do, but learned under a far differ-ent system from the under-graduate level in India. The system in India, he said, was based on memory and consisted of one exam at the end of the academ-ic calendar in which one was expected to regurgi-tate the information given. Subbaswamy called the U.S. educational template at the time a “what-have-you-learned-based system, which means you actual-ly solved some problems and not just derived some things that you learned in school.” His educational experi-ence, gave him an appre-ciation for what America offered. “I think you almost have to come from somewhere else to really realize what an asset for this country the educational system is, especially the research universities in terms of all the impact that they have not only to undergraduate education and the work-force, but the research out-put and the cultural cap-ital they provide for the community,” he said. Subbaswamy’s appre-ciation for academics led him to a career in edu-cation – along with his research – that is still ongoing. His titles have ranged from research assistant, to professor, to department chair and to dean at the University of Kentucky, University of Miami and Indiana. Most recently, he served as pro-vost at Kentucky from 2006 to 2012. He calls his interests eclectic, which has carried

him through different posi-tions during his career. “For someone like me, it was almost inevitable that I ended up being a dean, being a provost and so forth because I had the opportunity to have a close encounter with and help shape a range of fields,” he said. Those interests only grew stronger when the chancellor’s post at UMass became vacant.

Opening the door

Ernest May is no strang-er to university leaders. May, a music professor who serves as secretary of the faculty senate, has worked with about a dozen chancellors in his nearly 40 years at UMass, all of whom had ranging person-alities and priorities. No greater contrast between chancellors exists than the one between Subbaswamy and his predecessor, Robert Holub. Holub was a brash character who, if he had an idea, May said, would implement without consul-tation. He had his eye on big ideas designed to bring flare to the University, which is evident in the new Commonwealth Honors College Residential Complex and Integrated Learning Center. Those ribbons were cut by Subbaswamy, but made possible by Holub. With that desire for glory came an arrogance that frustrated many work-ing within UMass, and sev-ered relationships between the campus administra-tion and constituencies, the Board of Trustees and local legislators, just to name a few. Other plans, such as building a medi-cal school in Springfield and the reorganization of the colleges, received significant pushback. But Holub’s mind was already made by then. “Holub was very much centralized,” May said. “If he heard in his brain it was a good idea, it hap-pened and he was not con-sultative at all.” Richard Bogartz, a psy-chology professor who serves as presiding offi-cer on the faculty senate, loathed Holub’s chancel-lorship so much that just saying his name evokes

emotion. “Ordinarily I don’t speak (Holub’s) name, but in this context I apparent-ly have to,” he said. Bogartz is seated low to the ground in his small office in Tobin Hall, tucked beneath the clutter of papers sprawled through-out his desk and the tow-ering bookshelves mask-ing the walls. But when prompted to speak of Holub’s tenure in Amherst, Bogartz, who was barely visible above the desk before, suddenly took over the room, his passion and animosity fueling his explanation of the former University leader. “Holub, at faculty sen-ate meetings, when he thought things might not go his way, would brag that he and the then-provost (James Staros) together, between them, had 50 years at universities,” Bogartz said. “So by virtue of that experience we ought to go along with them. “He felt he could speak any way to anyone because he’s the chancellor, and so he did.” In September 2010, a report in The Boston Globe indicated only half of UMass students grad-uate in four years. The article, titled, “At UMass, top rung remains out of reach,” signified dark times in Amherst. The University was hindered by years of pay cuts, the old buildings and facilities made the campus visually unappealing, and many of the top students in the state were opting to pay more money to attend out-of-state schools, believing it would provide them a better education, accord-ing to the report. Holub’s egotism cou-pled with the University’s troubles highlighted in the Globe proved detrimental to the former chancellor. That following summer, Holub announced he would step down after the 2011-12 academic year amid reports that a committee charged with evaluating his performance had given him a negative review and recommended that his con-tract not be renewed. That opened the door for Subbaswamy.

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Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy and Gov. Charlie Baker discuss the success of the UMass Polymer Science and Engineering department.

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Chancellor Subbaswamy, accompanied by other administration, addresses students at the Accountability Forum in March 2014.

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The chancellor co-hosted the annual TEDxAmherst conference April 26.

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Laughing it off People always say there’s no such thing as a stupid question. I can tell you right know that that isn’t true.

I know that, because I’m usu-ally the one asking them. I started writing for the Collegian my sophomore year, usually going down to the office once a week, sitting quietly on the couches, signing up to write a story and then leaving. I would slip in and out without anyone noticing, blending in with the crowd of other amateur writers. But then, my junior year, I took a position as news assis-tant, and once a week I spent all night in the office, laying out the pages of the news section, completely responsible for what the front page would look like. And that kind of responsibility terrified me. So on my third night on desk, still a beginner at that point, I asked if it would be OK to place a picture of Antonio’s Pizza next to a story about the same pizza joint. In my mind, everyone already knows what Antonio’s looks like, right? What’s the point of using a photo? But to everyone else, this was probably one of the most hilari-ously obvious questions they had heard in a while. The more photos, the merrier – I didn’t even need to ask. And thus, an inside joke was born, one that to this day, nearly two years later, people still make fun of me for. And since then, the jokes have continued. I once spelled “Eledction” in a headline (a mis-take that was caught before the paper went to print, luckily). I refer to our weekly Board of Editors meeting not as BOE, but as BEO. I misspelled President

Barack Obama’s name in a quote credit (after someone had already written the correct spelling down for me.) There have been so many slip-ups, that a Twitter account has been made to document them all. But I’m not here to rant about all the mistakes I’ve made or point fingers at anyone who has made jokes at my expense in the past. Because I love every

single person at the Collegian who has ever poked fun at me, and I know that if they ever went too far and truly hurt my feelings, they would stop the jokes in a heartbeat. But here’s the truth – I’m glad I’ve made every single one of those mis-takes. No one is free from slip ups or screw ups. That’s how life is – no matter how much you want to deny it, you are going to make stupid mistakes. But when faced with those mistakes head on, there’s two ways you can deal with it – you can let them eat you alive, or you can laugh at them. After one semester as a news assistant, I left the Collegian to study abroad in Paris, France. I signed up for a direct enroll-ment program, where instead of enjoying the security of taking classes with other international students, I was immersed into the French language and cul-ture, mainly taking classes with actual college-level French stu-dents. There was little English, no easy courses and no special treatment. Instead, there were times when I was abroad that I didn’t want to be there. I was told I would have to do oral presenta-

tions in French in front of native speakers, the thought of doing that alone making me panic. My grammar was corrected constantly by people who knew the language better than I ever would. I sometimes clammed up just trying to pay for a drink or a snack at a convenience store, knowing that if I opened my mouth, my minimal vocabulary and blatant American accent

would shine through. But what got me through those months, nearly 3,500 miles away, was the Collegian. I received emails from the staff on Sunday nights, keeping me posted on the little things – when someone had tripped in the office, when a special edition of the paper was coming out or when the crew just wanted to say ‘hi.’ I remember Skyping the office on production nights, until 4 a.m. my time, and never growing tired. I never stopped loving seeing the energy of these people. I never stopped loving their humor, their dedi-cation and their smiles. And I learned to embody that kind of spirit. In my last few months in France, every mistake I made was accompanied by a smile. At the end of a 20-minute oral pre-sentation, entirely in French, my professor told me after class I had a very prominent American accent that needed to be corrected. Usually, that kind of remark would send me in a frenzy of panic. What could I have done better? Why didn’t I recite my presentation more? How much of an embarrass-ment did I make of myself up

there? But instead, I just smiled and nodded. I left the classroom and remembered laughing with my friends about it. Of course I had an American accent, I’m American, nothing to do about that. Just move on. So here’s the moral of the story, my four years of college and three years at the Collegian wrapped up into a single sen-tence: make mistakes and learn to laugh at them. The people at the Collegian have never missed an opportunity to laugh at a silly mistake, and I’ve learned to love that about all of them. When I graduate, I’ll be moving to South Carolina to teach special education as part of Teach for America. Before my years at the Collegian, the thought of this would have ter-rified me. And I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t still scared, but right now, I’m much more excit-ed. I’m excited to do something new, even though I know it won’t be easy and I know there will be plenty of times where I mess up. But I look forward to it, so I can laugh at my mistakes, learn from them and grow from them. My mistakes have made me a stronger person, and I have the Collegian to thank for that. Life is full of times where you are going to mess up, screw up or ask that stupid question everyone already knows the answer to. Learn to love those moments. Learn to laugh and smile at your flaws, because if you don’t, they will just weigh you down.

Jaclyn Bryson was an assistant news editor and copy editor and can be followed on Twitter @wowjaclyn.

‘Ave Atque Vale’ I first submitted a column to the Opinion and Editorial section of the Daily Collegian in the fall of my freshman year on a whim, and have now

written (approximately) every other week for the past three years: my entire, condensed time here at the University of Massachusetts. Though this amounts to a veritable novel of text, arguments and comments, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been inside the physical Collegian offices. Despite my prolifically poor attendance at section meetings, the Collegian has nonetheless been an important part of my UMass experience, and even if I had the chance, I wouldn’t change it in the slightest. On paper, I’m a dual-degree classics and politi-cal science student in the Commonwealth Honors College; but a more accurate description would be a major in student government with a minor in actual academia. Classics helped fuel my insatiable addiction to Latin and political science was a fun mental exercise. Both have greatly contributed to my writing abilities, but my experiences in the Student Government Association are what have truly shaped my time at UMass.

I’m headed to my top-choice law school in the fall, and give credit for this to my meandering path through the SGA. As a stereotypically bright-eyed freshman representing the Orchard Hill Residential Area in the SGA senate, I spent my year drawing up edits to the SGA bylaws, writing columns on an eclectic variety of topics for the Collegian and play-ing an absurd amount of video games. At the close of freshman year, I had the privilege of losing the SGA speaker election. Though at the time I didn’t know it, losing that election set me up to continue to work on the SGA bylaws and (after losing yet another elec-tion, this time for president) transition into work on University policy, which would ultimately lead me to decide to go to law school. I lost again and again, yet looking back on it I wouldn’t change a thing, because I’ve won. I’ve gotten more out of my time here than I ever could have dreamed as a freshman who initially thought of this wonderful place as just an inexpen-sive safety school. At UMass and in the SGA, I’ve gained a career, achieved my goals and found a fam-ily. In the end, the Collegian for me has been a source of learning. Writing for the Op/Ed section has cer-tainly helped hone my writing and research skills, but the main lesson I’ve learned from my time writ-ing for this paper is not to take criticism person-ally and not to judge others too harshly. No one is infallible, everyone is wrong at least some of the time and sometimes, people feel incredibly offended when someone writes something they disagree with. Disagreement, criticism and the occasional hate-tweet are occupational hazards of having opinions and sharing them, and writing for the Collegian has constantly reminded me of the need to look past the noise, engage with others frankly and respectfully, admit when you’re wrong and understand where oth-ers are coming from.

Stefan Herlitz was a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sherlitz@umass.edu.

“Make mistakes and learn to laugh at them.”

“I lost again and again, yet looking back on it I wouldn’t change a thing, because

I’ve won.

The beginning of something is always difficult. Like the beginning of being in an unfa-

miliar place, the beginning of trying something new and, if we were to be completely honest, beginning what will be my last article for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. I guess it goes all the way back to when I was two years old, just starting Pre-K 3. My mother said she remembers seeing most of the kids playing together, while I was observed with one friend on the outside of what was known as the “circle time carpet.” And that cautious, observant attitude has followed me nearly 20 years later as I approach my college graduation. Over the years, that cau-tious feeling turned into a con-stant feeling that I wasn’t good enough. I compared myself to other people, and didn’t allow myself to be happy with what I managed to accomplish. I was scared to try new things, and talked myself out of many opportunities because I was afraid of rejection. Simply jumping into some-thing wasn’t something I typi-cally did until I was a junior in

college. But after writing for the Collegian sporadically, I decid-ed to finally get the most out of what this paper offered me. And I got quite a lot. I took a chance and applied to be an assistant news editor, something I figured might be good for interviewing skills, and found myself with the job spring semester my junior year. The beginning of that job was intimidating, as I found myself in a newsroom of peo-ple who were experienced and had nothing but passion for the Collegian and reporting. As the semester went on, I too found

a similar passion for reporting and did what I’ve wanted since I was in the third grade – write. Soon enough, I met people I can call some of my closest friends, and I started to build a confidence that I didn’t have before that semester. A confi-dence that only continued to grow that summer. The unfamiliarity and negative feelings I had toward myself slowly began to melt away. Days were filled with talk-ing and laughing with friends, as opposed to spending my

time alone reading or watching movies. New experiences were had. I went kayaking for the first time, and while it wasn’t totally successful in a body of water with snapping turtles and a kayak that wouldn’t respond to me trying to turn it, it was something new that forced me out of my comfort zone. Perhaps the most defin-ing moments that happened that summer also happens to be incredibly cliché. My two friends from work and I thought it would be fun to climb a well-known mountain from home, Breakneck Ridge,

before we headed in to work. I gulped down two bottles of water, huffed and puffed my way up and tripped over sticks and rocks countless times until the three of us found ourselves on what I was dismayed to learn was only the first peak. We had two more peaks to hike before we reached the top. And so we kept climbing. Swearing my way through the cuts and bruises that appeared on my knees and arms, I asked myself why I would ever vol-untarily do such a thing that

was clearly so frustrating. That question was answered as we reached the real top of the mountain, and the tops of the trees were below us and the Hudson River was in the dis-tance. Sure, the sun continued to glare down on me and my limbs felt like lead, but my sense of accomplishment only contin-ued to grow. I had done it. Something that was so daunting to start, so dif-ficult to get through, was that much more rewarding when it was over. And now that graduation is approaching, I find myself in a similar situation I was in when I first began Pre-K 3. Things will be different and I’ll have to go through yet another beginning. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared. I’m scared to start new things and meet a whole new network of people. But I’m excited to embrace the changes and see what the next chapter offers me. Besides, I climbed a moun-tain. I can do it. I just have to keep going.

Catherine Ferris was an assistant news editor and can be reached at caferris@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Ca_Ferris2.

“I decided to finally get the most out of what this paper offered me. And I got quite a lot.”

Learning to rebuild confidence from scratch

Madeleine Jackman

Dear readers, This Wednesday and Thursday, you will see the final work of graduating Massachusetts Daily

Collegian seniors in the Op/Ed section of the paper. These “senior columns” provide space for graduat-ing students to write retrospective commentaries on their University of Massachusetts journeys and the time they’ve spent at the Collegian. I invite you to join our celebration of these edi-tors and columnists’ years of hard work, dedication and passion for the free exchange of ideas. Before commencement ceremonies begin, dive into a small sample of the thousands of UMass stories that will come to a close next week.

Zac Bears is the Collegian’s Opinion & Editorial Editor.

A celebration of graduating seniors

Zac Bears

Stefan Herlitz

Catherine Ferris

Jaclyn Bryson

I did it my way “And now the end is near, And so I face the final curtain.” - Frank Sinatra, My Way

I always thought that’ll never hap-pen. But four years later, it is, and I’m leaving what has become home. I feel like I’m watching a ticking time bomb until I walk across a stage. Everything about college feels cliché. This year has been one of lasts, but I know that there will always be more firsts. Sometimes I feel like I’ve been in a movie for the past four years. I’ve covered pretty much every genre, too. I’m lucky to feel that they could each win an Academy Award. I owe it to each person I’ve met, each organiza-tion I have become involved with, and each step I’ve taken in Amherst. Looking back, I made a lot of impulse decisions. I couldn’t even really call them decisions because I kind of just did things without really questioning them. How could I go to the University of Massachusetts and not join the marching band? Not take the opportunity to go on Birthright, then return to Israel three more times? Not pursue my journalism major and write for the Collegian? Joining Phi Sigma Pi threw me a curveball; the amount of times I’ve had to explain that, yes, I am a girl in a fraternity – it’s gender-inclusive. I think the one good thing about being a graduating senior is that I don’t have to stress about choosing classes for next semester. The anxiety of watching the number of spots left in a class on Spire dwindle and decid-ing what times I actually wanted to be

in class was too much to handle. The worst is during add/drop when you realize you don’t even want to take a certain class and all that hard work playing with the puzzle that is your schedule was meaningless. I almost did that this fall when I took dance 100. I thought it would be fun when I signed up. I don’t dance, let alone do modern dance. With the encouragement of two friends and an amazing teaching assistant who bonded our class together with her loveable quirkiness, I made one of the best “classroom” memories in a dance studio in the basement of Totman Gym. We did silly moves and rolled around on the floor because impro-

visation is part of modern dance. You’re welcome, Totman floor, for cleaning you with my body. But thank you for giving me a space to test how much I could get out of my comfort zone. Between that dance class, expe-riences outside the classroom and growing up throughout my four years at UMass, I’ve gained confidence that will lead me when I’m no longer pro-tected by the bubble of 01003. There have been a few classes I’ve really enjoyed, but the majority of my favor-ite times have not had to do with courses whatsoever. That’s supposed to be the point of college, to go to class and learn, right? I’ve learned the most from peo-ple I’ve surrounded myself with and opportunities I took advantage of. Like how to be innovative in the din-ing hall – make pad thai by mixing stir fry and peanut butter or go back and forth between stations to create waffle sundaes and blender-less milkshakes. I learned how to regret life decisions and say you will never do it again, but of course you do, by procrastinat-ing using Buzzfeed, Facebook and all forms of social media. But in all seri-ousness, planning events, embrac-ing leadership roles and supporting endeavors I care about, happen the most outside the classroom. “My friend, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain I’ve lived a life that’s full I traveled each and every highway” What’s any place without the people and experiences? It’s just a physical place without any signifi-cant meaning. UMass is full of build-ings and grassy areas, but it’s noth-ing without its students. Myself, my

friends, my classmates and people I’ve never even met. Leaving here is surreal. I’m looking forward to vis-iting as an alumna, but I know the only things that will be the same are the students I know, the location and maybe some of the buildings. “And more, much more than this, I did it my way.” I’ll further conclude with a Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy quote because he is the Marching Band’s No. 1 fan, and I love to see him always cheering us on, “… and go UMass.”

Karen Podorefsky was a Collegian columnist and can be reached at kpodoref@umass.edu.

“I’ve learned the most from people I’ve surrounded myself with and opportunities I took advantage of.”

Four years of discovery I wrote horrible columns for the Collegian. I mean, truly, horrible.

In September 2011, I saw a flyer that read, “We Want YOU To Write for Op-Ed.” OK, I thought, if they’re desperate, they’ll probably publish me. And my professors had instilled us with the knowledge that, in order to succeed in journalism, you

need to get published. You need bylines and you need intern-ships. During my first three semesters at the University of Massachusetts, those were two of the only words I could think of. Bylines and internships. Bylines and internships. So I sent the editorial desk an email and said I wanted to write a fashion column. And they published me. My first few bylines were horrible, Carrie Bradshaw-esque col-umns criticizing people’s fash-ion choices. I didn’t really know anything about fashion – I guess it just seemed like an easy topic to cover. And, “easy” was good, because the 18-year-old version of me wanted to celebrate every UMass “Thirsty Thursday” like it was her last. And my mom always shared my columns on Facebook, receiving dozens of comments from her friends complimenting my writing. I reveled in the glory and thought I was awesome. But I still didn’t really get it. At the beginning of my soph-omore year, the editor of the Op-Ed section sat me down and told me she wasn’t going to pub-lish my diary entries anymore. It was harsh, but something clicked. I quickly made a bee-line to the news editor’s desk and began reporting on my first story that night. I was starting to discover my true passion. During my second semester of sophomore year, I was in Steve Fox’s multimedia journal-ism class. We were required to produce video stories and I had the idea of finding Pakistani students studying at UMass and

taking them to a drone exhibi-tion in the Hampden Gallery to talk to them about recent U.S. drone strikes. Professor Fox encouraged me to pursue this idea, but I wasn’t able to fully convey the story. When it came to video, I was essentially self-taught. I was attached to long sound bites and could talk to my sources for hours on end. Final Cut may as well have been written in Mandarin and my blog writing still wasn’t

great. I made my deadlines, but I thought of my stories as class projects rather than as actual pieces of journalism. In 2013, I didn’t believe that journalism students could actually make a difference or reach an audience past our mothers’ Facebook pages. (And in 2014, Eric Bosco proved me wrong …) But I think I speak for a lot of my peers when I say that every-thing changed on April 15, 2013. It wasn’t just because I grew up south of Boston. It wasn’t only because, as luck would have it, my plans to stand at the fin-ish line were canceled because my boyfriend came down with a virus that morning and needed me to take him to the doctor. It was when a woman sitting next to me in the waiting room slowly read from her phone, “There was an explosion at the marathon…” And then, sudden-ly, every phone around me was buzzing. Sitting in that waiting room, something clicked again. It was a rush of adrenaline that I’m not sure everyone experiences, but it’s something that happens to me during any breaking news event. Instead of panicking, as many people rightfully were, I felt the need to find out what happened, where, when, why and how. And this was after making sure my family and friends were OK, of course. In the days after the attack, the television in my dorm room was tuned into national and local news stations for five days straight. As I watched mistake after mistake reported on TV and in newspapers, my passion

for better journalism grew. In tragic events, such as the Boston Marathon attack, journalism is in its purest form and repre-sents the true power of democ-racy. A few weeks after the bombings, I accepted an intern-ship at WCVB-TV Channel 5 in Boston and spent the summer falling even more in love with journalism. My undergraduate years have been incredible and I owe all of it to my parents, of

course, but I also know I will look back on my years here and feel proud of the choices I made. Campus media instilled a con-fidence in me and provided me with clips that helped me land summer internships. And all of these experiences, horrible columns included, helped me to grow from an amateur stu-dent journalist to a soon-to-be master’s candidate at Columbia University (arguably the best damn journalism school in the country.) When I look back on my years at UMass, I can’t believe how much has happened. I made life-long friends and moved into an apartment with them. I made ridiculous memories, most of which make too little sense to try and explain. I ate too many slices of Antonio’s Pizza … is that even a thing? I spent a semester “studying” abroad in Valencia, Spain and traveling all over Europe. And I got to attend my dad’s alma mater. Through all of this, however, I found my passion, and not many college graduates can say that. I feel lucky that my years here have been so successful and such a learning process for me. And, hey, whenever I miss UMass, I can come here to visit my little sister. And hopeful-ly my little brother decides to come here too, because UMass is just the best. And you can’t beat the in-state tuition. (That last line is for my par-ents.)

Samara Abramson was a Collegian con-tributor and can be reached at sfabrams@umass.edu.

“Through all of this, however, I found my passion, and not many college graduates can say that. I feel lucky that my years here have been so

successful and such a learning process for me.”

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Karen PodorefskySamara Abramson

Tracy Krug was the Collegian’s Comics Editor.

“I think I jump around more when I am alone.” - Nicolas CageArts Living

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‘My Idol’ is worth idolizing

By Nedra rhoNeThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution

May is a celebration-filled month, from Mother’s Day to Memorial Day, not to mention the start of gradua-tion season. As a gift-giving month, the deals in May are plentiful, but shop with cau-tion – what looks like a steal may be a swindle in dis-guise. Here analysts from CreditDonkey.com, a credit card comparison website, and a deal site, Offers.com, break down the data on some of the best and worst deals this month.

What to buy Caribbean vacations: Travel during shoulder season and you will benefit from smaller crowds, warm weather, avoidance of hur-ricane season and up to 65 percent off hotel stays, says Chris McGillicuddy, spokes-man for Offers.com. Mattresses: Anyone in the market for a new mat-tress knows May is the time to strike. Memorial Day mattress sales are generally the best time of the year to get discounts in the range of 50 percent off or more. Also look to score discounts on bedroom furniture through special financing deals and dollar discounts. Refrigerators/kitchen

appliances: Retailers begin rolling out new refrigerator models over the summer, says Lauren Ward, research analyst at CreditDonkey. In May, look for markdowns on last year’s models to save. You will also find financing deals (such as zero percent interest), but be sure to read the fine print. Retailers will also offer deals on other kitchen appliances such as a stove or dishwasher. Expect to see savings of up to 30 percent. Spring apparel: Jump on spring clothing this month and find discounts of 40-80 percent off, according to McGillicuddy. Prices will get lower closer to summer, but the selection will also dwindle. If you want more than remains, check inven-tories this month to see if your size is in stock, then decide if you want to take a chance and wait. If you are an outlet shopper, you’ll find great apparel deals and discounts for Memorial Day. Sign up for email alerts from your favorite brands to get coupons for extra dis-counts of 25-40 percent. Cookware/kitchen appli-ances: Cookware is a com-mon gift item for moms and grads, and this month expect retailers to discount cookware up to 78 percent, McGillicuddy says. In addi-tion, if you’re planning a party, look for deals on party supplies toward the end of the month, as retail-

ers reduce prices to avoid having excess inventory on those items when party sea-son is over.

What not to buy Jewelry: This is a tough category since early in May, you are likely to see small discounts on jewelry to draw in Mother’s Day shop-pers. Don’t be swayed until later in the month, when you can save on Mother’s Day clearance sales, partic-ularly if Mother’s Day sales are slower than expected. Outdoor equipment: Lawn mowers, patio fur-niture, grills, etc., are pur-chases best left for late sum-mer. Prices are at a peak now as shoppers prepare to head outdoors. Wait to buy grills until July, Ward says. For lawn mowers and patio furniture, fall will bring the best buys. If you must upgrade, consider shopping secondhand or just freshen up the cushions on furni-ture. Swim and summer apparel: It’s natural to want to replace last summer’s duds with fresh items, but with swim and summer apparel just rolling out on store racks, you’ll pay a pre-mium, McGillicuddy says. Try shopping in August or September to get the best deals and you’ll be ready for next year.

Memorial Day sales and gifts for moms

C U LT U R E

April flowers bring May discounts for shoppers

By Troy KowalchuKCollegian Staff

The next fad in the app world could quite possibly be something that even its users don’t fully under-stand. “My Idol” is an app writ-ten completely in Chinese and is a trending favor-ite in the technical world and can transform a pic-ture into a digital avatar. Celebrity faces, pets, car-toons and even drawings can be turned into one of the bizarre cartoon crea-tures. The process in creating an idol is simple. Once a picture is selected, align the facial features and let the app configure it. Yet, creating the avatar is just the half of what this “My Idol” has to offer. The customization of the avatar goes fairly in depth. The customization features allows skin color options that match different skin pigmentations, over 100 hairstyles, and more than 30 different eye colors to choose from. Facial marks, accessories, facial hair and outfits are added features that make the idol more realistic in appearance. The age of the idol can also be changed to correspond to the person it is depict-ing. A nice feature about the av atar is that it allows

each avatar to be gender neutral. You can create an avatar with any hairstyle or clothing style, including facial hair style, regardless of the gender of the per-son. Once the avatar is cus-tomized, it can be ani-mated. The avatar can be placed into different videos and scenes and can take “selfie” poses, sing kara-oke and even pole dance. There is the option of using prerecorded audio in the avatar scene for further authenticity. “My Idol’s” ability to connect to social media is one of the reasons it is so successful. The same fea-ture that allows the selfie posing function also allows the photos to be exported to other social media web-sites, such as Instagram. The video feature also allows the user to save and export their videos to their iPhone and onto other apps such as Vine. In a few steps, an avatar can be shared across any social media site. There are some issues and features missing that could hinder users from downloading the app. The first and most obvious is that this Chinese app isn’t written in English. The user generally has to poke around and guess with the icon in hopes that they are pressing the right button. But after a few hours, the user should most likely get the hang of the app and how to use it.

While the app has a lot to offer, it takes time for its features to fully load. It takes a few moments for the app to process and allow the user to begin playing with it. Additionally, some of the animations take a while for them to fully load and change. The inclusion of the voice control has an issue in that the user cannot take out the audio of a track added. However, it can be edited out and fixed if the user downloads it to their phone. Finally, one last issue is that the app cannot direct-ly transfer the photos to the social media websites. They have to be down-loaded onto a phone and it takes a few more steps than expected to get to these apps. All of these issues seem fairly fixable, however, and will most likely be fixed soon with the amount of fame and discussion “My Idol” has received. An English version has not been announced yet, but it most likely will be made soon. “My Idol” is a unique, amusing, applica-tion that anyone can have fun with and will most like-ly remain trending for the next month. It can be found for free in the app store and is definitely worth trying out. Troy Kowalchuk can be reached at tkowalchuck@umass.edu.

Free Chinese app remains navigable

A P P R E V I E W

‘Coriander’ brings a creative spice to non-fiction

By MadeleiNe JacKMaNCollegian Staff

Before sitting down to meet Gia Bernini for the first time in a small, side-street cafe in Northampton, I already knew some of her most personal life moments, thoughts and feel-ings. As she sipped on a cap-puccino later, I had the oppor-tunity to ask her about her soul-baring book, “Coriander,” a collection of personal essays that touch on issues of identity, relationships, motherhood and faith. What truly stands out when reading “Coriander” is the sin-cerity of her voice. Although it is creative nonfiction, the prose resonates more like poetry in its vulnerability. “I’m really getting myself naked and walking around with this book. … I’m going to tell everybody what I’m think-ing,” Bernini said. Besides going through copy editing, her work was not changed in any way, and she is grateful that she was able to retain powerful authenticity. Although, she said, “It’s taken a lot of courage, which I didn’t expect I’d need.” Bernini graduated from Hampshire College in the late 1980s where she focused on literary analysis and creative writing, and she went on to attain a master’s degree in social work. She’s written for

a while now, but it was not until joining a writer’s work-shop in Northampton in 2009 that she began working on the pieces that were later put into “Coriander.” The work-shop is held once a week and forces her to write amidst her busy life as a social worker. Participants are given an hour to write. Working within this time constraint, and never even imagining that it would be published, Bernini’s pieces are each only a few pages long, but incredibly poignant and heartfelt. Her academic background in both English and social work, as well as her personal experiences growing up in the United States with a Colombian mother and Dominican father, and having dated her Nicaraguan boyfriend for the past six years, allowed Bernini to very honestly and beauti-fully write about the struggle of not quite fitting into any one culture or identity. In particular, Bernini shared that her relation-ship with her boyfriend has brought her “into this lifestyle where (I am) living multiple cultural experiences.” She expanded on this, saying, “I’m grateful to him for bringing me into that experience, but it’s a very splitting experience because you’re sort of living the American lifestyle and also living at home in a world of Latinos.” This split has seemed to be most strongly felt in relation to her daughter, 17, and son, 20,

who live the American lifestyle without fully realizing their Latino identity. As she writes in “Coriander,” their culture and identity is something they simply have, but don’t neces-sarily act on, or rather, “some-thing they observe, but don’t partake in.” “It’s been painful for me because I feel very divided,” Bernini said of this split. “I mean literally divided. I mean my day-to-day is divided. I work with Latinos, I come home, I cook Latino food for my Latino boyfriend, and on occasions, I have to cook what my daughter and son like which is a little different – pasta, Italian food.” Because “Coriander” focus-es on deeply personal moments in Bernini’s life, which involve her children, boyfriend, neigh-bors and community, she was nervous at first about exploit-

ing those who were close to her by writing about their lives. But her boyfriend and fam-ily were incredibly supportive. She let her boyfriend and chil-dren read over and approve the stories that were being included before putting them into the book. None of the stories were vetoed, despite the fact that she expected her son to be wary of an essay that details a con-frontation between them. He is also an artist, though, and she said, “Somehow he made that separation and didn’t take it personally. ... He understood that that was a moment in time and part of his development.” In regards to her neighbors, Bernini said, “I had to be cou-rageous and tell them about it.” That in itself is one of the most unforgettable and intrigu-ing aspects of “Coriander.”

Not only does Bernini share her own reflections, but she encourages the reader to self-reflect on their place in society – on their own relationships. When asked about her tar-get audience, she said, “I just knew that there would be peo-ple out there who could relate ... Whether or not it’s about culture, it’s also just about what is the norm here? What is normal in a society where there’s so much consumer-ism and we go for this middle class American dream? What is that dream and what hap-pens when you’ve somewhat attained it? Is it really home? Do you reach nirvana? Are you happy?” Personally, Bernini has always felt like an outsider between cultures, allowing her to accept the position of observer, which is a particu-larly helpful place to be as a writer. “In some of the pieces, it felt almost like I’ve been watch-ing this going on for a while – now I’m going to tell you what I think ... Here I am. This is what I think and what I feel. I exist in this world and this is a voice,” she said. However, Bernini does rec-ognize and appreciate her priv-ilege of growing up in middle-class American society with a good education, and how that it has given her the ability to “pass.” Because of this, she has not undergone the same silencing that much of the Latino community struggles with.

“Everyone has a unique voice,” she said. “They really do.” Writing is a powerful way to get your voice across, she added, and “searching for your authentic voice is a process. Engage in it. Do it.” For Bernini, writing has been a sort of therapy, and a way to gain a deeper under-standing of herself and control her own emotions and deci-sions. “Coriander” takes the readers on this complex, inter-sectional journey and ignites a curiosity within them to explore. When asked what advice she would give to aspiring writers, Bernini said, “Go for it.” She explained that if she had listened earlier on to what people were saying about her writing, particularly profes-sors, she wouldn’t be writing now. Bernini has two literary ideas in the works. She would love to write another collection of personal essays based on her travels to Nicaragua, and also a telenovela involving an immigrant story. Although “Coriander” was always a deeply emotional and engaging book to work on, Bernini said that she “was surprised at how frightening it was to put out a book of this kind. I’m glad I did it. I held my breath, and I jumped and it’s out there.”

Madeleine Jackman can be reached at mjackman@umass.edu.

Local author shares personal narratives

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Day 3 of 4: Oh Swammy, My Swammy

Oh Swammy, my Swammy,

H O R O S C O P E S aquarius Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

In your house on the hill...pisces Feb. 19 - Mar. 20

How I think of you when I pay my tuition bill.

aries Mar. 21 - apr. 19

Oh Swammy, my Swammy!taurus apr. 20 - May. 20

With your eyes all aglow –gemini May. 21 - Jun. 21

How you raged and were angryWhen the Blarney did blow!

cancer Jun. 22 - Jul. 22

But oh Swammy, my Swammy?leo Jul. 23 - aug. 22

Remember good times, I say!virgo aug. 23 - Sept. 22

Remember the largest sushi roll?Ke$ha? Goo Goo Dolls? Juicy J?

libra Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

scorpio Oct. 23 - nOv. 21

After graduation bells ring...sagittarius nOv. 22 - Dec. 21

Keep UMass safe and warm at nightAnd make sure tuition stays reeeeeaaaaaaallllllll high!

capricorn Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

So oh Swammy, my Swammy...

Wondermark By david malki

THE MASSACHUSETTS DAILY COLLEGIAN Wednesday, April 29, 2015 7DailyCollegian.com

ate. UMass’ only healthy scholarship forward at the moment is center Tyler Bergantino after the injuries to Berger and Coleman, although the team reportedly signed for-mer Texas A&M forward Antwan Space as a fifth-year transfer option who is eligible immediately. Coleman doesn’t antici-pate the injury setting him back in terms of playing time and said both he and his teammates are excit-ed for new prospects next

year. “Our team has been through some changes this offseason and we’re excited about the people that we have and the piec-es that we’re adding,” he said. “We’re really excited for next season and we’re looking forward to making a whole lot of noise in the Atlantic 10.” Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.

College to take the lead. “Basically I just didn’t have my feet underneath me,” Kelley said. “I tried to throw it off balance, but maybe that’s something I just pick up and don’t throw and just one run scores.”“I think she was trying to be aggressive,” UMass coach Kristi Stefanoni said. “She was trying to make the play, but at that point in time, with runners in scor-ing position and two outs, if her feet aren’t set and she doesn’t have a firm grip on the ball, don’t make the play.” Stefanoni couldn’t pinpoint what has gone wrong defensively for the Minutewomen this season – the team ranks last in the A-10 in fielding percentage (.943). “I couldn’t tell you. I real-ly don’t know,” Stefanoni said. “We’re pretty flat-out amazing in practice, I don’t know. I’ll attribute it to we just lose focus.” A l t h o u g h t h e Minutewomen didn’t offi-cially commit any errors in game two and defense certainly wasn’t the reason they lost, they were far from perfect. Catcher Olivia Godin allowed two passed balls in the first inning, but she made up for it by blocking a handful of pitches in the dirt over the course of the game. Shortstop Quianna Diaz-Patterson missed two hard grounders in the field, which though ruled hits, probably could have been

scored either way. However, Stefanoni did not see it that way. “I think you look at a player like (Diaz-Patterson) and if she’s going to make a bad play off a hard hit, it’s definitely a hit,” Stefanoni said. “A kid like that doesn’t usually make bad plays. She played it, they ruled it accordingly. I was happy with it.” The biggest blunder in game two came during the eight-run top of the third for Boston College. With run-ners on first and second and two outs, Eagles first base-man Chelsea Dimon singled right back up the middle. UMass centerfielder Tara Klee fielded the ball cleanly and came up fir-ing to the plate with a hard throw that appeared to be both on line and in time to get the runner from second trying to score. The only problem was first baseman Bridget Lemire attempted to cut off the throw, having

the ball deflect off her glove and allowing the runner to score. Although one run in a 16-0 loss may not seem important, the play could have ended the inning at 5-0 and sent the Minutewomen to bat in the bottom of the inning with some momen-tum. Instead, the run scored and the Eagles proceeded to add three more runs in the inning. Kelley believes a limited amount of outdoor practice time this season has contrib-uted to the team’s yearlong struggles defensively. “Because of the weather we’ve had, we haven’t had a lot of time to be out on the field,” Kelley said. “Not that that is an excuse at all, dirt is dirt, but it will really help once we get to see a lot of grounders and work with each other out here a lot more.” Jamie Cushman can be reached at jrcushman@umass.edu.

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Bridget Lemire leaves first base to catch an errant throw in game one.

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Zach Coleman (13) appeared in 32 games for UMass averaging 2.5 ppg.

team that if they didn’t take it personally, we’re on two different planets. I do not like to be beat like that, and this team should never lose like that.” Colleran and Emma Mendoker had trouble staying in the strike zone, as the two allowed a com-bined 12 walks in the mer-cy-rule shortened game. Mendoker, who allowed seven walks while collect-ing only one out, threw just two strikes in her first 13 pitches of relief. The third strike she threw highlighted the eight earned runs she allowed, as Tatiana Cortez of the Eagles (23-22, 4-14 Atlantic Coast Conference) hit the ball to the other side of the state for a three-run homerun in the third inning. “(Walks) is what has gotten us in trouble from the very beginning,” Stefanoni said. “Walks will kill you. (They) have been brutal for us all year, and this is a big problem.

Late-inning heroics secure Game 1

Heading into the doubleheader matchup against BC, UMass had lost some of the momen-tum it built recently by losing three consecutive games against Dayton and Boston University. That didn’t stop the Minutewomen from dis-playing some late-game magic as UMass catcher Olivia Godin walked with

the bases loaded and two outs, scoring Taylor Carbone in the seventh inning of an 8-7 UMass win. Godin pinch-hit for Whitney Cooper and knew she had to be especially careful and to make sure she didn’t swing at balls out of the strike zone.“I just knew to be patient,” she said of her mind set. “I didn’t want to be baited on that low-to-high pitch that the previous two bat-ters went after. “It means a lot to me (to help the team win),” Godin added. “I wanted to contribute somehow. I was just happy I got a walk.” Entering the last inning trailing 7-6, Stefanoni knew what she wanted to do if the game got inter-esting. Aware of Boston College’ Allyson Frei’s unique pitching style, she pre-determined to give Godin a chance at the plate because of her plate discipline. “Olivia has a better eye with rising pitches,” Stefanoni said. “I knew exactly when the new pitcher came in that I wanted to put her in.” To start off the seventh inning, senior Bridget

Lemire smashed what looked like a game-tying homerun on the first pitch, only to watch it tail foul for her first strike. The blast would have marked her second homerun of the day, as she hit a grand slam in the second inning to give the Minutewomen a 6-4 lead. Instead, she managed to get on base with a single to become the eventual tying run. “I’m just trying to get line-drive hits and get something started with a base hit,” Lemire said of her approach. “We’re just trying to do it as a team to be honest. Just doing it together is our goal and that’s all I was thinking about (in the game).” The Eagles scored one run in the top of the fourth after shortstop Jessie Daulton singled to right field scoring out-fielder Allison Chase from second base. They once again scored two more in the fifth on a two-out error by third baseman Anna Kelley, giving BC a 7-6 lead.

Tom Mulherin can be reached at tmulheri@umass.edu.

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“I took the loss very personally. I told the team if they didn’t take the loss personally,

we’re on two different planets.”Kristi Stefanoni,

UMass coach

Jets fined $100k for tampering with former Patriot cornerback

By KimBerley A. mArtinNewsday

Woody Johnson will have to choose his words more carefully from now on. The Jets were fined $100,000 by the NFL for the December comments made by the team’s owner about Darrelle Revis, according to a source. At the time, Revis was a member of the New England Patriots, but it didn’t stop Johnson from expressing his desire to reunite with Revis. “I mean, Darrelle is a great player. And if I thought I could have gotten Darrelle for [the $12-mil-lion figure the Patriots gave him in 2014], I proba-bly would have taken him,” Johnson told reporters on Dec. 29, the same day he fired head coach Rex Ryan and general manag-er John Idzik. “It was our best judgment to do what

we did. Darrelle’s a good player. I’d love Darrelle to come back.” A month after Revis helped the Patriots defeat

the Seattle Seahawks in

the Super Bowl, he signed

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Revis signed a five-year, $70-million contract with the Jets this offseason.

The Jets were fined $100,000 by the NFL for the December comments made by the

team’s owner about Darrelle Revis

By JAson lloydAkron Beacon Journal

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio —Kelly Olynyk pulled Kevin Love out of the playoffs. Now the Cavs have to hope they aren’t following him out the door. Love is not expected to play again during this postseason, Cavs general manager David Griffin said Tuesday. Griffin called Love’s return “highly unlikely” and said a final decision whether to have sur-gery is expected within the next couple of days. Surgery would completely eliminate him from returning. “The damage to his shoul-der is extensive,” Griffin said. “I think it would be a real surprise if he were able to participate in the postseason.

I still have a sliver of hope for something very late, but highly unlikely.” It’s a crushing blow for a team that entered this post-season with the best record over the final three months of the regular season. The Cavs seemed to have every-thing in place for a deep run toward the franchise’s first championship. Now the Big Three is down to two. Love suffered a dislocated left shoulder, torn ligaments and a torn labrum during Sunday’s Game 4 victory at Boston. He was injured fighting for a rebound when Olynyk pinned Love’s left arm under his own arm and pulled. Love called it a “bush league” play and believes Olynyk did it intentionally, although Olynyk denied that

to the Boston Globe. Griffin wouldn’t divulge how he felt about the one-game suspension Olynyk received for the play. “I’m 100 percent sure the league doesn’t care what I think and it’s not going to change the outcome. It’s in the past, we just have to move on,” Griffin said. “It sickens me that a non-basketball play resulted in what it did. It’s very difficult to watch because it’s totally unnatural from a basketball perspec-tive.” The Cavs returned to prac-tice Tuesday following a day off with a whole new set of challenges. Coach David Blatt must overhaul his lineup and rotation since the Cavs will also be without J.R. Smith for the first two games of the

conference semifinals. Smith was suspended for two games for punching Jae Crowder. “Missing those two pieces obviously there’s going to be a difference just personnel-wise of what you have on the floor,” Blatt said. “We’re not going to try to reinvent the wheel but we’ll make the adjustments that we have to.”The Cavs are still waiting to learn their next oppo-nent. The Milwaukee Bucks stunned the Chicago Bulls on the road Monday night, forc-ing a Game 6 in Milwaukee on Thursday. If a Game 7 is necessary, it will be played Saturday. Either way, the Cavs will open the semifinals at home Monday night. Even without Love, they are still favored to win the East (1-2) by the

online gambling site Bovada, which released its updated odds Tuesday afternoon. They entered the playoffs tied with the Golden State Warriors to win a champion-ship, but have since slipped to 12-5 behind the Warriors (8-5). Regardless of their next oppo-nent, the Cavs will still have arguably the two best players on the court in James and Kyrie Irving. But now they’ll have to rely on role players and long-forgotten veterans more than they expected.“We all have to pick our own game up. We can’t fill Kevin’s shoes, you can’t do that, he’s special for a reason,” James said. “We all have a lot to do, even more to help this team win.”

Griffin at this point couldn’t rule out Love’s recovery time impacting next season. Love can be a free agent this sum-mer and it’s unclear how his shoulder injury affects his future.“I think that’s the last thing on his mind right now,” James said. “What’s on his mind is his shoulder and how disappointed he is, how hurt he is over the fact that he can’t play in this postseason. I don’t think he’s thought about the offseason or what he wants to do. I haven’t had that conversation with him and I shouldn’t have to have that conversation with him, especially right now when we’re going through this challenge and this battle of trying to win a champion-ship.”

Love’s playoff return ‘highly unlikely’ per GMN BA

see SOFTBALL on page 7 see DEFENSE on page 7

see COLEMAN on page 7

“Lacey was pitching great and I expected him to continute to do so in the seventh. We planned on

getting him to the eighth. We had a lot of pitchers used this weekend and we were hoping to get more out of

him. Unforuntately, that wasn’t the case”Mike Stone,

UMass coach

“It’s not really something too taxing on me

mentally, because I feel like after talking with my family and

coaches, it’s probably the best thing possible.”

Zach Coleman,UMass forward

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Minutewomen endure up-and-down games

Peaks and valleysS O F T BA L L

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Shortstop Quianna Diez-Patterson (with ball) makes a play in the field during UMass’ 8-7 win in the first game of a doubleheader against Boston College Tuesday.

UM splits pair vs. BC

Defense main issue for UMass

By Tom mulherinCollegian Staff

In a game in which the pitch-ing staff ’s efforts once again fell short, the Massachusetts soft-ball team suffered a 16-0 stomp-ing from Boston College in the

second game of a dou-b l e h e a d e r Monday. W i t h pitching ace C a r o l i n e R a y m o n d out for

the Minutewomen (15-24, 8-11 Atlantic 10) after winning the first matchup of the day, Meg Colleran took the loss by allow-ing 10 hits and five walks for eight earned runs. The batting lineup didn’t per-form up to par much either, as it tallied just four hits in the shut-out. With the five-inning out-ing seeming to just get worse as it went on, head coach Kristi Stefanoni did not take the loss well. In fact, she took it to heart, and expects her players to as well. “I took that loss very person-ally,” Stefanoni said. “I told the

By Jamie CushmanCollegian Staff

The Massachusetts softball team has struggled defensively all season long and Tuesday’s double-header against Boston College was no exception. The Minutewomen made four errors in game one, including a throwing error by senior third baseman Anna Kelley in the top of the fifth that gave Boston College a 7-6 lead. And while UMass (15-24, 8-11 Atlantic 10) eventually rallied back to take game one 8-7, Kelley still isn’t over the throwing error that could have potentially cost her team the game. “Honestly it’s just us not coming to get the ball and making mental errors,” Kelley said. “Obviously, myself was one of the major ones. It’s knowing your opponent, know-ing where the speed is. We just have to be better at knowing the situation.” With two outs, runners on sec-ond and third, and a one-run lead, Eagle’s freshman Chloe Dubocq hit a soft grounder to third. Kelley came in strong and fielded the ball cleanly, but she rushed her throw, sending the ball wide of the first baseman and allowing Boston

Minutemen drop 10th straight in non-conference loss on Tuesday

By ViCTor PusaTeriCollegian Staff

The longest losing streak of the season continues for the Massachusetts baseball team as its 7-4 defeat to Holy Cross makes it 10 in a row. UMass (11-21, 7-8 Atlantic 10) blew two separate leads in the game, 3-0 and 4-3, as it dropped to 10 games below .500, which head coach Mike Stone described as “extremely frus-trating.” The Crusaders took their first lead of the game, breaking a 4-4 tie on a throwing error by catcher Brandon Walsh that allowed Bobby Indeglia to score. A couple of batters later, Jack St. Clair cushioned the lead by driving home two runs with a single to make it 7-4 Holy Cross. The Minutemen jumped out to an early lead, as they were able to get three unearned runs in the top of the second. Brett Evangelista got the offense start-ed with an RBI fielder’s choice which plated Dylan Morris. Evangelista would later score in a wild pitch from Zach Fox. Then with two outs, senior Kyle Adie (2-3, RBI and two walks) drove home Vinny Scifo with an RBI single to give UMass and starter Bailey Train a three-run advantage. Train couldn’t hang on to the lead, or get a single out in the bottom of the second as Holy Cross knocked the freshman out after just an inning of work. The Crusaders’ Dan Vucovich cut the lead to one with a two-

run single, and three batters later Holy Cross would tie the game 3-3 thanks to an RBI sin-

gle from shortstop Nick Lovullo. UMass would take the lead again in the top of the fifth as Rob McLam scored off a Mike Geannelis double giv-

ing it a 4-3 lead. Holy Cross’ Anthony Critelli tied the game 4-4 with a solo home run in the bottom half of the inning. The score would remain the same for the rest of the game as both Crusaders’ pitchers Collin Manning and Sean Gustin each pitched 1-2-3 innings in the eighth and ninth. Gustin picked up his fifth save of the year with a perfect ninth inning. Junior Kevin Lacy was the pitcher on record as he pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits, while striking out three after he relieved Train in the second. Prior to the seventh, Lacy was pitching efficiently and Stone said he does not regret throwing his pitcher out there for another inning of work. “Lacey was pitching great and I expected him to continue to do so in the seventh. We planned on getting him into the eighth,” Stone said. “We had a lot of pitchers used over the weekend and we were hoping to get more out of him. Unfortunately, that

wasn’t the case.” Ben Panunzio relieved Lacey in the seventh for his team-lead-ing 11th appearance, and tossed one and 2/3 scoreless innings.

Tough Times

After rattling off five-straight wins in what seems to be a decade ago, UMass finds itself in its deepest hole of the season. After three-fourths of the season, the Minutemen are cur-rently third to last in the A-10 standings with only 11 games left in the season, nine of which are conference games. Stone is starting to grow impa-tient with his team and wants to see what they’re made of in the upcoming games. “Hopefully, they want it as much as me and the coach-ing staff do,” Stone said. “We got to work, we got to execute. Basically every aspect of the game we need to improve on. We have to execute our pitches on the mound better, play more solid defense, play better small ball, hit better at the plate.” UMass will get an opportunity to do all of that Wednesday when it starts an eight-game home stand against Quinnipiac at 3 p.m. Victor Pusateri can be reached at vpusateri@umass.edu.

UMass falls to 11-21 on season

BA S E BA L L

By mark ChiarelliCollegian Staff

Zach Coleman is no stranger to injuries, nor is his injury his-tory much of a secret. Coleman tore his left ACL and suffered stress fractures in his back in high school and red-shirted his freshman year with the Massachusetts men’s bas-ketball team after enduring a stress fracture in his foot before the season began, effectively setting him behind his team-mates. So when UMass coach Derek Kellogg told reporters in early April that both Coleman and forward Seth Berger would miss time this summer due to surgical procedures, it meant yet another round of rehab and another summer of catching up for Coleman. Yet for the 6-foot-7 forward, who is five weeks removed from surgery on his right knee to repair a small tear in his menis-cus, it’s all positive. “It’s not really something too taxing on me mentally, because I feel like after talking with my family and coaches, it’s actu-ally probably the best thing possible and I have the summer to make sure my body is 100 percent healthy,” Coleman said in a phone interview. Coleman said the surgery was successful and was aimed at removing debris in his knee, which was causing it to swell. He added that he has stability in his knee and can flex it and is scheduled to shed his crutches and start walking again May 4. If all goes according to

plan, he said he’ll be cleared to resume basketball activities in late August or early September. According to Coleman, he played the entire 2014-15 season knowing surgery was a possi-bility following the season, but didn’t want it to take away from his play. “I’m not going to say it was so much of a hindrance on my play because I did a pretty good job and trainer Dave (Maclutsky) did a good job all season of keeping my knee ready to go,” he said. “It did at times bother me, but not as much as people think it did.” Back in October, Coleman scored 13 points in 12 min-utes in the Minutemen’s 120-71 exhibition win over American International College. But Coleman was unavailable to speak after the game and instead received treatment on his right knee. He said it was something he managed throughout the season. The redshirt freshman appeared in 32 games and aver-aged 2.5 points per game. He appeared behind senior Maxie Esho and is in the mix for a larger role this season after Esho and Cady Lalanne gradu-

R-Fr. had surgery following 2014-15

Coleman’s knee injury hopefully a non-issue

Holy Cross 7

UMass 4

UMass 8

BC 7

BC 16

UMass 0

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